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greasepaint



NOUN
theatrical makeup
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Mr. Cameron calls his motion-capture tech “digital makeup,” but it’s such heavy greasepaint that it’s hard to guess who’s under it.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 17, 2025

And perhaps we should have realised these movie moguls' commitment would not wear off with the greasepaint.

From BBC Apr. 22, 2023

Kevin Augustine, who created this Butoh-inspired puppetry-and-movement piece, performs it clad in a dance belt, with his hands, feet and head colored greasepaint white.

From New York Times Oct. 8, 2021

You know the wonderful old lovey actors, slightly predatory thespians, who did long, long warmups and taught me how to use greasepaint — which we were still using in 1983.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 27, 2020

Hector tosses the powder-covered handkerchief onto a table littered with brushes and tins of greasepaint.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern




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